Grandpa wrote:
Nice Drew. It really looks good. Did you paint the trailer or was it already that color? Goin to mod a boat trailer and I was going to just rattle can paint it black but that blue would look great and match the ivory dune.
I would be careful with the unistrut on front holding the boxes though. That stuff isn't made to hold weight horizontally. Would also be concerned about it being supported only by the small tongue, especially if the load is uneven in the boxes.
I painted it with Rustoleum high performance primer and spray paint. (Proper sanding and cleaning first). That way, if something gets dinged, just paint over it. It holds up pretty well and plenty good enough for trailers. The boxes are just plastic cargo boxes so the uni is plenty strong enough to hold them. There're not big enough for drives or seats, I just keep wheel chocks, tie down straps, bungees, foam padding for keeping amas off hull and to cushion sail , and a small tool box with a few spare mirage drive parts in there, nothing heavy.
I have however thought about bigger aluminum boxes on a beefier support system to hold seats and drives, but have to consider that I need to be able to push the boat and trailer up an incline to get it in the garage. I always do this by hand to keep from banging the rudder on the back wall, so seats go into a big duffle bag, and the drives have Hobie mirage drive bags.